The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1887-04-27

the State administration. I have charged
eXtravagance and 'imbecilty, but it ca
/ not be shown that | have ever separated
! the legislative from the executive branc!
OF the Government, or held the last Is
responsible alone for the ills We bear.
Captain TiIIman's speech, April %,
1856: sob, it IS pitiful that il the Shori
space OF ten Years the purity OF motive,
ardent patriotism and useful devotion 4
duty, which made possible the redemp-
ton of the State in '76, should be sue
ceeded by this political leprosy which
now permeates our entire government
fabric In his letter of the 2lst OF
February Captain Tillman says the
eleven lawyers in the Senate ''Should
have deferred to the opinions and wishes
OF the farmers outside OF the Senate,
who had met twice in convention and
asked certain things, rather than 10 the
partisars and tools within Ii. in ..ls
letter OF March IL ne says, IL regard 70
a resolution offered IL his April conven-
ton, Its adoption followed as matter,
Of course, and proved nothing, anG
that 4 report Of its committee on resolu
tons is such evidence as a Eeg:o gradu-
ate would not produce in tri&i Justices
court. Captain Tillman says. after
Governor Ihonpson's address, he arose
and denounced the charge that he had
made accusations OF maladm;nistratioD
and extravaganza against the State
officers as 3 lie. The News and Courier
reports Mr.. Prince, OF Anderson, as say
ing: 1.-The charges were specifically
made in the remarks Of Nh I'illman.
Nr. Tiilman IS reported not as de-
nouncinS the accusation as a tle, but III
terrc9ating III. Prince as follows: SIN
what portioa?" The News and Courier
reports that after Governor Thompson, IS
address ':Fsrmer. Iiliman arose IL his
seat and said he desired to stamp cut a
lie," but it was to the effect that he had
accused the State officials OF bribery
and corruption. Captain Tilman COM
plains about a small surplus which was
III the treasury. The outstanding obi
cations OF the State, bearing 6 per cent.
interest and requiring ali annual levy OF
about S391, 1850 to meet it, will soon
commence maturing. Ii our treasury is
kept amply prepared to meet every
obligation, (Which, to make assurance
doublv sure, would require a small sur
Plus, and the tone Of public sentiment
is preserved sound and healthy, We viii
be able to refil.d these bonds at =. per
cent. and save the taxpayers II round
numbers Sl30,.t53 per aanurl.
Captain Iiiiman says that a resolution
was passed by the April convention and
reiterated by the November convention
that tie inspection OF fertilizers IS de-
fective and no adequate punishment
provided for fraud, and that more fault
Is found with the bureau on this very
point than any other. IN his attempts
to free himself from the miTe Captain
TiilEan cane much nearer than be sup
pcsed placing the beard on solid ground.
If this IS the CHEF cause Of complaint
then l.:o board Should 2ot be censured.
in the commissioner report OF 1883 the
Legislature was urged to provide more
efficient legislation on this ve:y point
Vt the last session & bill to this effect
was carefully prepared IN accord with
the recommendations Of Captain Till
mans conyention by the aid OF the agri-
cultural department officials, passet il
the Senate and killed IN the House.
Captain Tillman evidently thinks, in
expressing The opinion that tie tendency
OF the Homestead law was TO debauch
the financial integrity OF the people and
the lien Law calculated TO undermine
their independence and self-reEaace, and
afterwards saying that the farmers have
but two grounds OF complaint against
the Legislature, I have been incousist-
ent. The homestead law was inaugu-
rated by the provisions OF the Radical
Constitution. Tie lien law was enacted
long before the regime which I am de-
tending and Captain Tillman attacking
and attempting to defame was establish
ed. The provisions of the homestead
law are not confined to the farmers, and
there is no class injustice In the lien law,
the hardship hitherto experienced by
landlords having been remedied by the
priority lien law. There being no class
injustice II this legislation, l did not
consider them IS special grievances 20
the farm ers-t!le farmers themselves be-
ing somewhat divided III their opinions
as to their propriety. The application
Of the lice-4se tax on gIlanoS to general
State purposes when II was exclusively
paid by the farmers, and the tax on their
cotton and provisions IN hand represent
ing their annual income, were class
grievances, and consequently just ground
of complaint from the farmers rs class.
Captain TiDDan says: ':it IS to be
presumed that Colonel loumans expects
to be tichled hereafter, not with money,
but with political influence and votes. y
The only proposition Of this nature, or
any other, looking to any advantage
whatsoever to me personally was made
by Captain Til,man, Who wrote to me
some time last spring rs follows: ':Isn' t
it about time Tor Farmer I0umans 10
realize ahaL he is behind the times, and
has missed an opportunity? You can
'get in or the home stretcn, ii you start
low, and / will tell you how, if you will
run up to Augusta and let's have a talk.
Write NE word whether and when you
can come, appointing i day" &c.
..Storekeeper" loumans did not comply
with 'sFarmer" and ':Poiiticiun" I'LL
man proposition-he was not 50 anxious
to be tickIed thereafter with political IL
tiuence a-ld votes as to embrace Tilin.a,l-
! ism, even with the assUranceif he started
then lie would ''get L" on the home
stretch. How Z mac woUld make such
al insinaation against another, at5cl
! I,o,-ir,f. y, .i-t.,,, .5T, S,,ro :4+;,.r con
only De explained upon the hypothesis